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Why does the blood leaving most organs in the brain have less oxygen than when it entered the brain?

The brain is generally considered one organ, and yes blood delivers oxygen to the brain, so when the blood leaves the brain, it is oxygen depleted. This oxygen fuels the brain through respiration, which gives it the energy to keep you alive and constantly keep your bodily functions in line. There is a blood brain barrier though, so blood never actually enters the brain and oxygen diffuses over this barrier.


How does glucose and oxygen travel to the brain?

Glucose and oxygen are transported to the brain through the bloodstream. They are carried in the blood vessels and are delivered to the brain cells through a network of capillaries. The brain relies on this constant supply of glucose and oxygen to function properly.


What do red blood cells do in the brain?

Red blood cells don't get as far as the brain itself; they do enter the head, and provide oxygen to the cerebro-spinal fluid in which the brain bathes. What you should understand about red blood cells and the brain is that the brain is an unusually delicate organ, in which a red blood cell can actually get in the way of the normal function of the brain, by intruding into a nerve synapse. That is why the brain does not use blood directly, as other organs do.


Delivery of oxygen and nutrients?

Oxygen and nutrients are delivered to cells in the body through the circulatory system. Oxygen is carried by red blood cells in the blood, while nutrients are transported through the bloodstream to reach cells throughout the body. This delivery process is essential for cell function and overall health.


What cells are affected if you have stroke?

It tends to be yyour brain that is affected by a stroke when it is starved of oxygen

Related Questions

What does blood cells deliver to the muscles?

Oxygen


What is the purpose of the blood transport system?

The blood transport system in the body is designed to remove waste from cells and to deliver oxygen to cells. This system is controlled by the brain and driven by the heart.


How do nerve cells get blood and oxygen?

Nerve cells receive blood and oxygen through a network of small blood vessels called capillaries. These capillaries are located close to nerve cells in order to deliver nutrients and oxygen for their metabolic needs. The brain, for example, has a dense network of capillaries to ensure a constant supply of blood and oxygen to nerve cells.


What part of the body that finally deliver oxygen to the cells?

red blood cells


What does the white and blood cell do?

White Blood cells help fight bacteria and red blood cells deliver oxygen to your body.


What will happen to a person when the red blood cells cant deliver oxygen to cells?

the person will die


How does the red blood cell deliver nutrients to the body?

No, the red blood cells carry oxygen.


Which cells picks up oxygen in the lungs and deliver it to all the cells throughout the body?

Red blood cells


What do red blood cells provide?

They construct and carry out the biochemical mechanisms that deliver oxygen to the body's Cells.


What do blood cells deliver to cells?

WIthout getting too technical, Oxygen to the cells, Carbon Dioxide on the way back


The blood delivers food that has been broken down into simple substances to the cells of the body what else does the blood deliver to the cells?

it delivers oxygen :)


What Deliver?

Hemoglobin found in red blood cells deliver oxygen to all of our cells. The same hemoglobin also brings back carbon dioxide from the cells, which you "blow" off.